Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood.
The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.
Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.
Civilization is the making of civil persons.
Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.
When civilizations collide, it usually isn't the more primitive one that prevails.
Humanity is actually under the control of dinosaur-like alien reptiles called the Babylon Brotherhood who must consume human blood to maintain their human appearance.
Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others.